Farming Poll 2016: 33% say they might cut milk production, compared to 2% 12 months ago

One third of dairy farmers in the Irish Examiner ICMSA farming opinion poll wanted to accept an EU financial incentive to cut milk production.

Twelve months previously, only 2% said they had any interest in cutting production.

Back then, improved prospects for dairy farmers around the scrapping of milk quotas in April, 2015 was still the feelgood story of recent years in agriculture.